Clothes-washing equipment



Oct. 6, 1925. 1,556,243

8. E. MUSSER CLOTHES WASHING EQUIPMENT Filed March 27, 1924 3121.1- IE;E

Patented Oct. 6, 1925. i l I PA ENT OFFICE.

{BENJAMIN E. MUSSER, 0F BELLINGI-IAM, WASHI1\TGTON.

' "CLO HES WASHING EQUIPMENT.

Application filed March 27, 1924. Serial No. 702,401.

able others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

My invention relates to improvements in clothes washing equipmentcomprising a tub and an ordinary washboard. Heretofore, numerous deviceshave been provided, carried by the washboard and engageable with thetub, in attempts to hold them against relative movements when they arein use. Other attempts have been made to obtain the same result byproviding attachments on the tub to engage the washboard, but for onereason or another, these prior devices have proven more or lessimpractical and have never come into general use. It is the object of myinvention however to provide the tub and board with unique coactingmeans of extremely simple and inexpensive form, yet capable of obtainingthe desired results, without the use of positive connections, such asclamps, between the washboard and tub.

With the foregoing in View, the invention resides in the novel subjectmatter hereinafter described and claimed, the description beingsupplemented by the accompanying drawing.

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view.

Figure 2 is a similar view on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary plan view.

In the drawing above briefly described. the numeral 1 designates a metalwash-tub having a bead 2 around its upper edge. Immediately below thisbead, at one side of the tub wall. I provide a pair of spaced openings 3which extend entirely through said wall.

The numeral 4 designates an ordinary washboard adapted to assume theusual inclined position in the tub 1, and I provide the two side membersof said board with upper and lower projections 5 and 6 which arepreferably of different lengths, the projections 5 being adapted torest'upon the bead 2, while the projections 6 pass outwardly through theslots 3. By this arrangement of co-acting means on the tub andwashboard, I hold the latter against vertical sliding as well ashorizontal sliding, and provide an exceptionally simple and inexpensivestructure, which does not in any mnaner in terfere with quickand easyremoval of the board from the tub.

In the preferred form of construction, each pair of projections 5 and 6is formed of a single short length of still wire. This wire is bent atits intermediate portion in the form of an arch 7 to straddle the bead2, and after forming the legs of the arch,

the end portions of the wire are bent out wardly substantially uponthemselves to provide attaching arms 8 which project beyond the crownportion of said aroh,the ends of said arms being bent laterally asindicated'at 9 to form trunnions which are received in staples 10 driveninto the side members of the board 4, or in other appropriate bearingeyes. The trunnions 9 preferably. extend inwardly toward each other asshown and I prefer that they be located on substantially thelongitudinal centers of the side members of the washboard so that thebent wires may be swung to either side of the latter, permitting saidwashboard to be reversed in the usual manner. It will be seen that theportions of the wire at the juncture of the arch 7 with the arms 8, formthe upper and lower projections 5and6.

As excellent results may be obtained from the details disclosed, andsuch details are exceptionally simple and inexpensive, they arepreferably followed, but within the scope of the invention as claimed,minor changes may be made.

I claim:

1. In combination, a wash tub having a bead at its upper edge and a pairof horizontally spaced openings under said bead, a washboard adapted toassume the usual inclined position in the tub, and pairs of spacedprojections extending downwardly from said washboard to straddle saidbead and hold the board against vertical sliding, the lowermost of saidprojections being adapted to extend outwardly through said openings tohold said board against lateral sliding.

2. A wash board attachment comprising a short length of wire bent at itsintermediate portion to provide an arch whose crown is adapted to reston a bead at the upper edge of a wash tub, the wire ends after formingthe legs of said arch being bent upon themselves to provide attachingarms, said arms being extended beyond the crown of the arch and havingtheir ends bent laterally to provide trunnions for connecting said armsto a Wash board.

3. In combination, a Wash tub having a bead at its upper edge and a pairof horizontally spaced openings, the upper edges of which are formed bysaid bead, a Wash 10 board and means carried by said board adapted forinsertion through said openings and engagement with said bead to holdsaid board against lateral sliding movement.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto af- 15 fixed my s1gnature.

BENJAMIN E. MUSSER.

